In this in class movie presentation, we viewed a documentary of John Marshall and his power of making the supreme court the powerhouse that it is today. John Marshall is displayed through some of the big supreme court cases such as Marbury verse Madison, McCullough verse Maryland, and Dred Scott verse Stanford. Being the fourth chief justice of the United States, Marshall was known for establishing the courts right to exercise a judicial review. The film did a great job showing the court cases Marshall was involved with in which were encountered by using good information and images and vivid reenactments of those times to get a better understanding of the scene. During the case of Madison verse Marbury, the film showed right before Marshall swearing in in second cousin Thomas Jefferson whom hated one another and Jefferson using Madison verse Marbury to test Marshall as the new Chief Justice. I learned that Marshall gave important legal documents to his brother to send out for this case, but his brother James never got to them, making it look bad on the Marshall and the court. The film did a good job of giving many details to support the basic facts ultimately showing the government shut down the courts for a full term. Knowing that this happened, left me to feel that the constitution of the United States is not all that we make it to be, and has a lot of flaws and missing information that is needed to run an organized country.

Before 1801 when John Marshall was assigned as the Chief justice the judiciary branch was not anything prestigious and noble, and judges would only stay for a short period of time because they would not work with the Constition. After viewing the film in class, it showed the power of John Marshall. He changed all that was known and stayed with the organization for over 30 years. The film showed Marshall as a powerful man who brought the court system together and created a brotherhood between the judges by living together and wearing all...

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JohnMarshallJohnMarshall, whose most notable political role of Chief Justice of the United States, played a major role in defining the American legal system, he was also known as one of the best Chief Justices that ever lived. For 34 years as Chief Justice, Marshall made significant contributions to the development of the U.S. Constitution through his high profile Supreme Court cases, such as Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Cohen’s v. Virginia, and Gibbons v. Ogden. These Supreme Court cases and others were approaches to help bring more federal structure to the U.S. Constitution. Marshall’s thirst for political knowledge at an early age, his contribution the judicial system, and dedication to political reform make him one of the most influential figures in American history.
Early Life
JohnMarshall, one of fifteen children, was born on September 24, 1755 in a log cabin in rural Germantown, Virgina. His parents were Thomas and Mary Marshall, who had significant status among the citizens of Germantown. Although Marshall’s parents were not formally educated, they ensured their children had a good, quality education. Marshall was homeschooled and often supplemented his reading from books in George Washington’s library....

...Supreme Court denied Marbury’s writ of mandamus and he was denied the commissions.
Reasoning: Congress cannot expand the Supreme Court’s power past Article three, and the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus.
Significance: The significance of this court case is that it affirmed the judicial review and helped make the judicial branch co-equal with the two other governmental branches.
Fletcher vs. Peck
What was the case: In Georgia, legislators were bribed to allow 30 million acres of land to be sold for less than two cents per acre. This scam was called the Yazoo land scam. In purchasing land from Peck during the Yazoo land buying and selling in Georgia, Fletcher sued Peck for selling land against the 1796 act claiming the land was not yet constitutional impaired by an act in Georgia.
Decision: The land was given a clear title to Fletcher and the act was unconstitutional.
Reasoning: A law that deems a property unconstitutional established under a previous law is unconstitutional.
Significance: This was the first time a state law had been overturned by the Supreme Court.
McCulloch vs. Maryland
What was the case: Maryland enacted a law that requires all banks without a charter from the state to pay a tax and they are prohibited to print money without stamped paper from the state. McCulloch, a cashier in a branch of the Second National Bank in Baltimore,...

...Chapter 8 Questions #2
JohnMarshall evolved as one of the most influential people in the history of the Judiciary. Marshall was the Federalist holdout who stayed true to the Hamiltonian principals. His establishment of new Supreme Court principals which were all in favor of the Federalist unique beliefs set a precedent of the functionality of the court. Marshall’s theory of Judicial Review was established so the Supreme Court can rule based on the constitutionality of act of congress. Marshall evolved as the pioneer that changed the Supreme Court. The Supremacy of Federalists was adopted to keep state rules in check while all under Constitutional rule. Marshall’s last successful attempt to keep Federalist ideas in the court was his development that there needs to be legitimacy of broad interpretation of the Constitution. In Marbury vs. Madison, Gibbon vs. Ogden, and Mccullah vs. Maryland respectively, Marshall’s Federalist beliefs were shown to be a successful way to give the Judicial Branch more authority then ever before.
Under Article III of the Constitution, the Marbury vs. Madison case was a landmark petition that gave new authorization to the Judicial Review. The Marbury vs. Madison case was unique because it helped define a previously grey argument on the boundaries between the Executive and Judicial branches of the United States...

...The decisions made by Supreme Court chief justice JohnMarshall have had a major influence on today's Judiciary System. One of his major decisions was in the case Marbury v. Madison, in which he set the precedent of judicial review. Another major decision is in the case McCulloch v. Maryland, in this case Marshall ruled that Congress possesses certain implied powers. Other major decisions made by Marshall were in the cases Dartmouth College v. Woodward, Gibbons v. Ogden, in which Marshall defined national power over interstate commerce, and Cherokee Nation v. State of Georgia.
"JohnMarshall was the fourth chief justice of the United States, he was known as Great Chief Justice. He established the modern status of the Supreme Court. He served in the Revolutionary War, studied law, and was elected to the Virginia legislature in 1782. A staunch Federalist, Marshall supported acceptance of the Constitution. He declined ministerial posts but became one of the United States negotiators who resolved the XYZ Affair. Elected to Congress in 1799, he was made secretary of state by President John Adams. In 1801 he became Chief Justice. Marshall labored to increase the then-scant power and prestige of the Supreme Courts" (Harkavy, 680).
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...“Its is emphatically, the province and duty of the judicial department, to say what the law is.” (Ducat, Craig Constitutional Interpretation p. 10) These seventeen words written two hundred years ago made the highest court in the United States supreme, and making it so, Chief Justice John Marshall’s words in that sentence continue to make an impact on every Supreme Court case thereafter. Justice Marshall laid the basic foundations to protect the Federal system that was established by the Constitution. In Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden the Supreme Court maintained the United States as a federal state.
Marbury v Madison was the influential case that the Supreme Court cites as a precedent when employing judicial review. It left the power to be rested on the judicial branch when determining to uphold either the law or the Constitution. By establishing the right to judicial review, Marshall, with the support of the legislative and executive branches, made all cases before the courts subservient to the U.S. Constitution. Cases that have been heard after Marbury v. Madison, that come into question, must be interpreted through the Constitution.
Uniformity of all states of the Union were established when Marshall and the Supreme Court ruled in McCulloch v. Maryland. Although the Constitution gave powers to the states...

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OneNationUnder Corn?
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...Onenationunder God.
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...Bibliographical Review#2
JohnMarshall was born on September 24, 1755. He was an American jurist and statesman who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. JohnMarshall was born in a log cabin near Germantown, a rural community on the Virginia frontier, in what is now Fauquier County near Midland, Virginia to Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. The oldest of fifteen, John had eight sisters and six brothers. Also, several cousins were raised with the family. From a young age, he was noted for his good humor and black eyes, which were "strong and penetrating, beaming with intelligence and good nature. Thomas Marshall was employed by Lord Fairfax. Known as "the Proprietor", Fairfax provided Thomas Marshall with a substantial income as his lordship’s agent in Fauquier County. Marshall’s job was to survey the tract, assist in finding people to settle and collect rents.
In the early 1760s, the Marshall family left Germantown and moved thirty miles to Leeds Manor on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge. Marshall's early education was superintended by his father who gave him an early taste for history and poetry. Thomas Marshall's employer, Lord Fairfax, allowed access to his home at Greenway Court, which was an exceptional center of learning and culture....